Planning appeal decision
Kingfisher Farm, Coventry Road, Sapcote, Leicester, LE9 4JU
Planning appeal 3331315 at Kingfisher Farm, Coventry Road, Sapcote, Leicester, LE9 4JU (Blaby District Council) was allowed on 19 July 2024 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.
construction of commercial storage building
- Authority
- Blaby District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Owen A
- Postcode
- LE9 4JU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
- Whether the development is suitably located
What decided it
The proposal would generate no additional traffic movements to and from the site, meaning there would be no unacceptable impact on highway safety and the improved access would accord with policy DM8 and NPPF paragraph 115.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM8DM3CS13CS6CS18
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 115
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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